UMaine Black Bears win at “Slushy Fenway”

University of Maine’s Ryan Lomberg celebrates after scoring a goal in the first period of a hockey game hockey game against Boston University, at Frozen Fenway Saturday just before a rain delay was called. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

The rain came down. The temperature soared into the 50s. Then the flashes of lightning stung my eyes. Next came the roar of thunder. The ice at Fenway Park puddled up. The puck splashed and skipped. The crowd huddled under the overhangs of the grandstand. Somehow, a hockey game happened and my cameras didn’t quit in the deluge. Maine’s Black Bears won 7-3 over Boston University.

University of Maine’s Ryan Lomberg celebrates after scoring a goal in the first period of a hockey game hockey game against Boston University, at Frozen Fenway Saturday just before a rain delay was called. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

University of Maine Hockey fans gather under an umbrella as the game at Frozen Fenway is halted due to rain, thunder and lightning on Saturday. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

University of Maine players gather leave the ice as the game at Frozen Fenway is halted due to rain, thunder and lightning on Saturday. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

Hockey players from the University of Maine and Boston University take to the ice at Frozen Fenway Saturday. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

University of Maine hockey’s Andrew Cerretani scores a goal against Boston University Saturday in the first period at Fenway Park in Boston. Maine went on to win by a score of 7-3. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

Senior Mark Anthoine of the University of Maine climbs out of the tunnel at Frozen Fenway in Boston Saturday night for the start of the third period against Boston University. The Maine Black Bears went on to win by a score of 7-3. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

Freshman Cam Brown, of the University of Maine Black Bears, skates down the ice with the puck at Frozen Fenway Saturday night in Boston. Maine beat Boston University by a score of 7-3. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

Junior Stu Higgins of the University of Maine hockey team fights for the puck with Boston University’s Ahti Oksanen Saturday night at Fenway Park in Boston. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

Junior Stu Higgins of the University of Maine hockey team slaps the puck through a puddle on the ice at Fenway Park Saturday night in Boston. The game was halted for an hour due to rain and lightning. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

Ryan Lomberg of the University of Maine Black Bears skates through wet spray on the ice at Fenway Park in Boston on Saturday. The game was halted for an hour due to rain and lightning. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

A pair of spectators occupy the bleachers at Fenway Park Saturday during a hockey game between the University of Maine and Boston University. Official attendance at the game was 25,580. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

The University of Maine band leaves the stands in a downpour at Fenway Park on Saturday during a hockey game between Maine and Boston University. The game was delayed for an hour. Troy R. Bennett | BDN